What time do Hong Kong's after-work happy hour deals usually end?

Most weekday windows in Central, SoHo and Lan Kwai Fong run somewhere between 5pm and 8:30pm. Murray Lane's runs to 8:30pm, GOGYO's ends at 7:30pm, and Sam Fancy's discount shrinks on a clock rather than switching off outright — climbing from HK$30 at 5pm to HK$60 by 9pm.

Is Central or Lan Kwai Fong cheaper for after-work drinks?

It depends on the deal type, not the district. Buy-one-get-one offers, like GOGYO's or The Dispensary's, only save money when two drinks go on the table; a straight discount like Sam Fancy's early pricing pays out even for one person drinking alone.

Why does everyone stand outside on Wyndham Street and in Lan Kwai Fong instead of sitting down?

Because the bars there are built narrow and vertical, with limited seating upstairs, so the pavement functions as the room. Venues plan their bar-by-the-door business around exactly that crowd, not despite it.

Has the number of bars in Hong Kong actually gone down?

Yes, in the short term. Roughly 120 bars, close to a tenth of the city's estimated 1,200, closed in the first half of 2025, per the Hong Kong Bar and Club Association — though the association also puts typical annual openings at 70 to 80, which is close to what's needed to hold the total steady.

Do these happy hour deals apply on Fridays?

Not uniformly — check before you go. Murray Lane and GOGYO both run Monday to Friday; The Dispensary's standard window runs Saturday to Thursday, with a separate, shorter Friday slot from 5 to 7pm.

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